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EMN Administration

Serving EEOB, MCSB, UCR Natural Reserves, and Stem Cell Center

EMN Administrative Unit Guide

  • Financial & Administrative Officer

    Sherice Underwood / Contact:  shericeu@ucr.edu or x25902 / LSP 2740

    • Manage the administrative operation for EEOB, MCSB, NRS and Centers
    • Establish departmental goals and manage all HR, Finance and physical resources
    • Manage systems and procedures to protect the departments’ assets and provide leadership in the management of financial, personnel and student affairs
  • Front Office Team

    Front Office Team Email:  emnadmin@ucr.edu

    Tara Pastucha

    Procurement Specialist

    Katrina Preciado

    Administrative Assistant

    Robin Heathcoat

    Administrative Assistant

    Sergio Maravilla

    Administrative Assistant
    Contact:  tara.pastucha@ucr.edu or x25937 / LSP 2805

    Contact:  katrina.preciado@ucr.edu or x26043 / LSP 2840

    		 Contact:  robin.heathcoat@ucr.edu or x25903 / LSP 2710 Contact:  sergio.maravilla@ucr.edu or x25903 / LSP 2710

    Duties:

    • Answer main EMN phone (x25903) and general requests
    • Handle incoming and outgoing mail, FedEx shipping requests, Multimedia Technologies requests, Fleet vehicle requests, seminar announcements, entertainment and travel requests, other reimbursements, printing and parking permits.
    • Approve all EMN room reservation requests
    • Distribution of all unit keys and FOBs (by appointment)
  • Administrative Officer

    Estella Davalos / Contact: estellad@ucr.edu or x25904 / LSP 2930

    Duties:

    • Department Safety Officer
      • Covid-19 information
      • EH&S liaison
      • Lab Training issues (lab safety fundamentals, chemical hygiene, sexual harassment, etc.)
      • Safety, Incident & Injury reporting, space/lab emergency issues
    • Submits facility trouble tickets and work order requests
      • For problems such as lights, plumbing, or other building maintenance. 
    • Manage mandatory training requirements
    • Space updates and requests (graduate students, postdocs, staff, etc.)
    • Summer Sessions teaching
    • Website updates
    • Microcomputer support and telecommunication assistance
    • Lab and office space renovations and furniture purchases
  • Contracts & Grants / Finance Team

    Financial Team Email:  emnfin@ucr.edu

    Paige Mejia, Financial Operations Manager / Contact: paige.mejia@ucr.edu or x25935 / LSP 2730

    Duties:

    • Supervisor for Financial Operations for EMN Unit and back-up for their areas.
    • Responsible for Contracts and Grants for the Natural Reserve System including proposals and ongoing managing of awards.
    • Responsible for monthly statements for the Natural Reserve.
    • Department SAA.
    • Back-up to Sherice (FAO) and in charge for all EMN business in her absence.
    • Manage fiscal close and ensure all finances are in balance.

     

    Financial Team:

    Maggie Tello

    Contracts & Grants Analyst 3

    TBN

     Contracts & Grants Analyst 3

    Silvana Payne

    Contracts & Grants Analyst 2

    Zhan (Jan) Zhang

    Financial Analyst 2

    Xinxia Li

    Financial Analyst 1
    Contact:  maggie.tello@ucr.edu or x25935 / LSP 2730 Contact:  TBN / LSP 2725 Contact:  silvana.payne@ucr.edu or x22282 / LSP 2720 Contact:  zhan.zhang@ucr.edu or x25859 / LSP 2725 Contact:  xinxia.li@ucr.edu or x20379 / LSP 2815   

     

    Contracts & Grants Duties: Financial Analyst Duties:  
    • Pre and Post Award management
    • Produce monthly financial statements for PIs
    • Submit non-academic new hire and volunteer requests
    • NSTP, summer Salary, and additional Compensation Request
    • Monthly financial ledger reconciliation
    • Vehicle Inventory and Purchasing Card
    • Administrator (ProCard) and transfers
    • Utility billing management
    • Gift processing & misc. deposits
    • Web Recharge for Stem Core Center/Imaging Core
    		 PI & Analyst List

     

  • List of PI to Analyst

    PI & Analyst List

  • NRS Administrative Officer

    TBN / Contact:  Diana Weber / diana.weber@ucr.edu / LSP 2925

    DUTIES:

    • Monitor NRS capital projects with on-campus constituents
    • Facilitate operations in support of the NRS mission in conjunction with the Reserve Directors and Faculty Director
    • Monitor grant opportunities relevant to the NRS
    • Acts as a safety coordinator and aids in the development of NRS budgets
  • Biology Shop

    Laurie Graham, Lab Machinist / Contact:  laurie.graham@ucr.edu or x22117 / SPTH 0312

    Duties: 

    • Constructs, redesigns and repairs mechanical, electronic and refrigeration equipment for teaching and research on a recharge basis.
    • Contact for any equipment or mechanical problems.
  • Lab Prep Team

    Lab Prep Team:  

     

    Jon Allen, Lab Prep Supervisor / jon.allen@ucr.edu

    Cora Sargent, Lab Prep SRA / cora.sargent@ucr.edu

     

    Lab Assistants:

     

    Duties:

    • Set-up and take down of Teaching laboratories
    • Assistance with instructing personnel on autoclave use (Spieth) and request service/repair on autoclaves
    • Manage short term loan of lab equipment, use of teaching labs outside of scheduled classes, and submit trouble tickets
    • Primary receiving of purchased goods
  • Academic Personnel Service Unit (APSU)

    MCSB Analyst: Claudia Morales / Contact:  claudia.morales@ucr.edu or x24431

    EEOB Analyst: Kendall Dunmore-Balderrama / Contact:  kendall.dunmore@ucr.edu or x26266

    • Responsible for all Merit and Promotion files for Faculty in EMN Unit.

     

    MCSB Assistant: Saray Rodriguez/ Contact:  saray.rodriguez@ucr.edu or x23423

    EEOB Assistant: Melissa Resendez/ Contact:  melissa.resendez@ucr.edu or x24698

    • Responsible for processing all non-senate academic appointments.

     

    Assistant: Nancy Kane/ Contact:  nancy.kane@ucr.edu or x24884

  • HARVEST Non-Academic Payroll/Personnel Unit (NAPSU)

    NAPSU PodD Email:  napsupode@ucr.edu

    Sandra Burroughs / Contact:  sandra.burroughs@ucr.edu or x24367

    • Responsible for Staff recruitments, lay-offs and other HR related duties.

     

    Jay Nguyen / Contact:  napsupode@ucr.edu or x24893

    • Processes Payroll/Personnel transactions for Faculty, Staff, and Student appointments in the EMN Unit.
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